Club information

Nickname: The Borussians

Ground: Westfalenstadion

Capacity: 80,720

Founded: 1909

Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund is more commonly known as Borussia Dortmund or BVB; it is one of the most successful clubs in German football history having won nearly twenty domestic and European trophies. The club was the first German team to secure a European title with their 1966 UEFA Cup Winners Cup win.

Since 1974, Borussia Dortmund has played at Westfalenstadion which is the biggest stadium in Germany. Dortmund has a long-standing rivalry with Ruhr neighbours Schalke 04 with games between the two clubs known as "Der Revierderby."Dortmund also has a rivalry with Bayern Munich which is known as "Der Klassiker" (in English - The Classic).